Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-14
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Joseph Encinas, of Maricopa, Arizona
has been appointed railway mail agent
between Los Angeles and Deming.
Mr.. Edmund Mulvihill, an esteemed
citizen of this city, died yesterday. He
was the father Of Mrs. M. 7. Collins.
The new Ahrens engine 'Walter s.
Moore No. f." arrived yesterday and
will be tested on Saturday. 1t is fine
looking machine.
The regular spring vacation of the pub.
lie schools will commence on the open
INC of the Teachers Institute April 18th,
end continue to May I'd.
The Rancho San Jacinto Viejo, the
property Of the Estudillos, was sold yes
tsrday to new people, mostly Germans.
The area il about IL 900 acres, the price
S36 900 or about Sl3 per acre.
The Lynch vandever contest was con.
6nued yesterday until to-day, because
George j. Denis was unable to preside.
ON account of business in the District
Attorneys office. Captain w. h. Sea.
mans will officiate during the remainder
of the hearing of the testimony.
The Abstract Title Insurance Compa-
ny yesterday purchased the northwest
corner Of Franklin and New High
streets for $l4,5OO. They will erect q
three-story and basement brick and iron
building for their abstract business, to
be thoroughly fireproof throughout.
Yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock
the horses attached to milk wagon be-
came frightened on Temple street and
ran down to Main, where they turned
and ran to San Fernando street, where
they turned again and continued in their
Aight until tired out in the sand. No
one was hurt and the wagon was unin-
jured.
Mr.. Sanborn, whose large transactions
ct San Gabriel, in real estate, were men.
toned in the HERALD few days ago,
has since then bought Mr.. Foord's place,
fifty acres. near the great Rose Sunny
Slope tract. The price named is $5O,'
900, or $1,000 an acre. This is where
the water for the land on the lower
levels is to come from. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Sanborn is also negotiating
for Mr.. Titus ranch, adjoining Mr.
Foord's. Mr.. Titus has over 200 acre.
and holds it at probably $3.50, 900.
]. L. Vignes left yesterday for Sal
Francisco, where he will remain few
days and then go to Virginia City to at
tend the sessions of the annual encamp-
ment of the Native Sons of the Colder
West. Mr.. Vignes was elected to rep
resent the Los Angeles Parlor in con
junction with Homer G. Katz. This
the third consecutive time that Mr.
Vigues has been elected to represe Mt tn
order, and as such honors do not 60
begging it speaks volumes for his popu
larity.
D. J. Tobin yesterday purchased tn
lumber TO erect a pavilion, grand stan
and club house at Santa Monica, nea
the Hotel Arcadia. He will have splen
did baseball grounds and bicycle track
The place will be opened on the first O
May and will be conducted in the nices
possible manner. There will be a bant
of music in attendance each Sunday
Baseball will enliven the afternoons an,
dancing and picnics will also be fea
lures. There will be no gambling al
lowed and drunkenness'will be frownet
down on.
A much-wanted young man is Harr,
Hasford, who has been in the employ O
Conlan & Rowland for some time past
He was discharged last week and ha
not been seen since. Orders from vari
ous firms have been accumulating yer,
rapidly at the Office of Conlan & How
land. It appears that Hasford has bee
in the habit of purchasing goods an
giving orders on that firm for the pay
ment thereof, the amounts to be charge,
to him. This Messrs. Conlan & How
land refuse to do, under the circum
stances, and in consequence his creditor
are looking for him.
Mrs. Lydia Harris, wife of Col. 7. S
Harris, editor of the Antelope Vale,
Ne,os, published at Rosamond, dice
yesterday afternoon in this city. Sh'
had recently undergone surgical oper
alton, which was successfully performed
but caught severe cold last Saturday
which resulted in peritonitis and death
Mrs. Harris was a true woman, and
greatly beloved by all who knew her
The blow will fall with great severity or
her husband, who had just established {
pleasant nome for her in his new loca-
tioa. The HERALD sympathizes with
the Colonel in his great bereavement
The funeral will take place from tht
parlors of Orr & Sutch, at P. M. to-day
The deceased lady's husband was {
member of Los Angeles Lodge Nc. AZ
f. and A. NJ, and therefore the re
mains will be deposited in the Masonic